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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mark Potash

1st-and-10: Terell Smith pushing Tyrique Stevenson in rookie battle at cornerback

Bears rookie cornerback Tyrique Stevenson (29) is expected to be a starter this season. But fellow rookie Terell Smith (32) isn’t far behind. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

It’s often hard to tell if a burgeoning position battle at a Bears training camp means the backup is winning the job or if the starter is losing it. 

It’s way too early to speculate on that, with fifth-round rookie cornerback Terell Smith sharing first-team reps Saturday with Tyrique Stevenson, the second-round rookie cornerback the Bears hand-picked to replace Kindle Vildor opposite Jaylon Johnson.

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